NEWS SUMMARY: FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1987

Published: August 14, 1987

International A2-9

More military aid for the contras may be sought by the White House of Congress next month if peace talks in Central America falter in the weeks ahead, according to senior Reagan Administration officials. Page A1

Opponents of aid for the contras are embarking on a national campaign to counter conservative groups seeking Congressional approval of more aid. The opponents are a coalition of political and religious groups. A8

Nicaragua will restore freedoms if the United States halts aid to the rebels, Vice President Sergio Ramirez Mercado said in an interview. The steps would be in line with the peace accord signed by five Central American Presidents. A8

Salvador's leader offered to meet leftist rebels in El Salvador for new peace talks on Sept. 15. President Jose Napoleon Duarte urged Nicaraguan leaders to open peace talks with the contras on that day. A8

Japan is selling some bearings at illegally low prices, the Commerce Department has ruled. The decision could cause speedier price increases on Japanese products sold in the United States. D1

India, nearing the 40th anniversary of independence, is shaken by violence and scandal and is uncertain whether independence has brought more problems than progress. Many commentators have expressed disappointment and bitterness. A1

40 years later: a New York Times reporter recalls partition

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Chad's troops routed 1,000 Libyans from a disputed border strip that represents Libya's last stronghold in Chad. Chadians and diplomats provided the first detailed accounts of the battle last week. A1

Persian Gulf emirates fear the spread of violence in the seven-year-old Iran-Iraq war, including the clashes in Mecca that revived a 13-century schism in Islam. A1

Manila's former Defense Minister, Juan Ponce Enrile, who was dismissed last year after a series of threatened coups, won a Senate seat. He signaled his intention to resume his role as the chief opposition politician. A3

C.I.A. officers testify at trial of marine

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Ashkelon journal

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Chinese Communist Party expels leading playwright

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U.S. won't aid U.N. population unit

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National A10, A12, A32, B4-5, B7

A helicopter carrying President Reagan was involved in a near-collision with a small, private airplane as the helicopter was preparing to land at the President's ranch in Santa Barbara. A1

A plant expert, defying Federal laws he termed nearly ludicrous, said he had injected genetically altered bacteria into 14 elm trees in an effort to prevent Dutch elm disease. The expert is Dr. Gary Strobel. A1

The Dow soared 22.17 points, to 2,691.49. The Dow Jones industrial average has spurted 99.49 points, or 3.8 percent, this week. Since Jan. 1, the index has soared 795.54 points, or 42 percent. D1

A Colombian Senator was convicted of 21 cocaine-trafficking charges by a Federal jury in North Carolina. The defendant, Samuel Alberto Escruceria-Delgado, could be sentenced to 270 years in prison. A12

Ten years after Elvis Presley died, Memphis is holding a nine-day tribute. The events include an Elvis impersonator competition and an Elvis Trivia Contest and other events attended by about 50,000 fans. A1 An artist-scholar was arrested in Boston and accused of stealing rare documents from the Library of Con gress and the National Archives. The F.B.I. said the suspect, Charles Merrill Mount, was seized in a Beacon Hill bookshop. A10

Texas ignores the mentally retarded, a Federal judge in Dallas charged, as he found the state in contempt for failing to provide adequate care and for not preventing abuses at schools for the retarded. A10

Nathan Quinones will retire at the end of the year, six months before his contract expires, the City Schools Chancellor announced. He has been under rising pressure to explain failures in the system. A1

Health insurers shift costs to consumers. Insurers routinely rule that doctors' bills are excessive as measured by what they call customary or reasonable standards. B1

The likely killer of Irwin Schiff, the millionaire businessman who was shot to death in an Upper East Side restaurant, is an associate of the Gambino crime family, according to a source close to the inquiry. B1

The body found buried on the grounds of the Staten Island Developmental Center was that of Jennifer Schweiger, 12-year-old handicapped girl who had been missing since July 9, the police said. B3 An AIDS blood test will be barred for health insurance under a rule that will take effect in New York State on Sept. 4. New York is the second state, along with California, to prohibit the requirement. B5 An interchange to spur development of the largest piece of private timberland in the metropolitan area is backed by Governor Cuomo and the subject of a dispute. The interchange will connect the Thruway with 30-square-mile Sterling Forest. B1

News analysis: Dangerous felons on Rikers Island are demanding to go to prisons in upstate New York where they would have more room. The jails are filled beyond capacity, and officials are striving to cope with the problem. B1

Three key housing issues, including a proposal for 17 new shelters for the homeless, are the focus of long debate in New York City's Board of Estimate. Hundreds of speakers and protesters attended the session. B3